diff --git a/src/librustc_ast_passes/ast_validation.rs b/src/librustc_ast_passes/ast_validation.rs
index 244377dfa1d2c..3c2a063cf2481 100644
--- a/src/librustc_ast_passes/ast_validation.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_ast_passes/ast_validation.rs
@@ -777,7 +777,7 @@ fn validate_generic_param_order<'a>(
                 if sess.features_untracked().const_generics {
                     ", then consts and types"
                 } else if sess.features_untracked().min_const_generics {
-                    ", then consts, then types"
+                    ", then types, then consts"
                 } else {
                     ", then types"
                 },
diff --git a/src/test/ui/const-generics/defaults/needs-feature.min.stderr b/src/test/ui/const-generics/defaults/needs-feature.min.stderr
index d57190ea3bbab..7058327fdce15 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/const-generics/defaults/needs-feature.min.stderr
+++ b/src/test/ui/const-generics/defaults/needs-feature.min.stderr
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ error: type parameters must be declared prior to const parameters
   --> $DIR/needs-feature.rs:10:26
    |
 LL | struct A<const N: usize, T=u32>(T);
-   |         -----------------^----- help: reorder the parameters: lifetimes, then consts, then types: `<T, const N: usize>`
+   |         -----------------^----- help: reorder the parameters: lifetimes, then types, then consts: `<T, const N: usize>`
 
 error: aborting due to previous error